A complete, practical guide to infection control in the dental clinic — covering the chain of infection, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), sterilization of critical instruments, environmental disinfection, dental unit water lines, orthodontic-specific protocols, and what to do when a sharps injury happens. Built for dentists and clinic teams who want a real, audit-ready infection control system, not just theory.

What you'll learn:

• The chain of infection and how to break it at every link
• Hand hygiene and PPE donning/doffing order
• The 4-step sterilization process: cleaning, packaging, autoclaving, storage
• Instrument classification (critical, semi-critical, non-critical) and what each needs
• Surface and water line disinfection, including aerosol control
• Orthodontic-specific infection control (elastics, wires, brackets, intraoral scanners)
• How to build and run an infection control audit checklist
• Sharps injury protocol and post-exposure management

• Turns infection control from "theory you half-remember" into a clear, step-by-step system you can run in your clinic starting today
• Makes your clinic audit-ready — every step maps to what an accreditation inspector (e.g. GAHAR) will actually check
• Reduces real clinical risk: cross-infection, sharps injuries, and water line contamination are covered with practical, not just textbook, solutions
• Includes orthodontic-specific protocols most general infection control courses skip entirely (elastics, wires, brackets, intraoral scanners)
• Free, on-demand, and self-paced — no cost or schedule barrier to getting your whole team trained

• Understand the chain of infection and how to break it at every link
• Apply correct hand hygiene and PPE donning/doffing order
• Execute the 4-step sterilization process correctly: cleaning, packaging, autoclaving, storage
• Classify instruments correctly (critical, semi-critical, non-critical) and handle each per protocol
• Disinfect surfaces and water lines properly, including aerosol control
• Apply orthodontic-specific infection control measures
• Build and run a working infection control audit checklist
• Respond correctly to a sharps injury, following post-exposure protocol

This course is delivered as 4 on-demand video lectures, structured to move from foundational concepts to clinic-ready application:

1. The chain of infection, hand hygiene, and PPE
2. The 4-step sterilization process and instrument classification
3. Surface and water line disinfection, and orthodontic-specific protocols
4. Building an audit checklist and sharps injury protocol

No live sessions or exams required — watch at your own pace, on any device.